“Iran cancelled the hanging of over 800 people,” Mr. Trump told reporters while leaving the White House to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. “Thank you!” Mr. Trump posted. Still, Mr. Trump seemed to hint that the prospects for U.S. military action were fading since Iran had held off on the executions. That had a big impact.”Mr. Trump did not clarify who he was speaking to in Iran to confirm the state of planned executions. Meanwhile, Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urged the U.S. to make good on its perhaps now dwindling pledge to intervene, calling Mr. Trump “a man of his word.”

Source: The Hindu January 17, 2026 03:45 UTC